CVE-2017-12616
When using a VirtualDirContext with Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.80 it was possible to bypass security constraints and/or view the source code of JSPs for resources served by the VirtualDirContext using a specially crafted request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS
- 70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-200
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- apache:tomcat
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8qq4-8jvq-mfw4 | Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina | >=7.0.0 <7.0.81 | 7.0.81 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100897
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039393
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0466
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1df9b4552464caa42047062fe7175da0da06c18ecc8daf99258bbda6%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E